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paul paul ryan -- guest 1: ryan -- guest 2: paul ryan really is a policy wonk. this dream has really been part of the conservative republican orthodoxy for some time. republicans cut taxes and hope to pay for them with economic growth and the math never quite adds up. moment really encapsulates. you ask about the paul ryan legacy, that encapsulates -- i hate to say this, the faustian bargain paul ryan made with donald trump. paul ryan and donald trump are polar opposites in every respect and their -- in their interest to policy, their approach to decency and their vision of what the republican party should be. paul ryan made the calculation that in order to get that moment, he was going to overlook a whole lot of things and he was going to turn a blind eye to the president's rhetoric and some of his policies, his style of governing. paul ryan was outspoken during the campaign about what donald trump did and the way he behaved. he made the bargain, if i can get tax reform, if i can get changes to obamacare, i am willing to put up with x. bargain, youtian get what
paul paul ryan -- guest 1: ryan -- guest 2: paul ryan really is a policy wonk. this dream has really been part of the conservative republican orthodoxy for some time. republicans cut taxes and hope to pay for them with economic growth and the math never quite adds up. moment really encapsulates. you ask about the paul ryan legacy, that encapsulates -- i hate to say this, the faustian bargain paul ryan made with donald trump. paul ryan and donald trump are polar opposites in every respect and...
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paul paul ryan -- guest 1: ryan -- guest 2: paul ryan really is a policy wonk. this dream has really been part of the conservative republican orthodoxy for some time. republicans cut taxes and hope to pay for them with economic growth and the math never quite adds up. moment really encapsulates. you ask about the paul ryan legacy, that encapsulates -- i hate to say this, the faustian bargain paul ryan made with donald trump. paul ryan and donald trump are polar opposites in every respect and their -- in their interest to policy, their approach to decency and their vision of what the republican party should be. paul ryan made the calculation that in order to get that moment, he was going to overlook a whole lot of things and he was going to turn a blind eye to the president's rhetoric and some of his policies, his style of governing. paul ryan was outspoken during the campaign about what donald trump did and the way he behaved. he made the bargain, if i can get tax reform, if i can get changes to obamacare, i am willing to put up with x. bargain, youtian get what
paul paul ryan -- guest 1: ryan -- guest 2: paul ryan really is a policy wonk. this dream has really been part of the conservative republican orthodoxy for some time. republicans cut taxes and hope to pay for them with economic growth and the math never quite adds up. moment really encapsulates. you ask about the paul ryan legacy, that encapsulates -- i hate to say this, the faustian bargain paul ryan made with donald trump. paul ryan and donald trump are polar opposites in every respect and...
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paul ryan lost 45 republicans. remember, house freedom caucus endorsed webster in conference but are free to vote for whomever on the floor. justin amash. from michigan. congratulations to our republican conference number fee for -- nominee for speaker. and john mccain, congratulations to the next house speaker. representative paul ryan, an outstanding leader. hearing from you on twitter, on the phone, facebook. clayton, north carolina. tony, welcome. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my phone call. i think it's a great move for the republican party even though i'm an independent. i think he'll do good for the party. let's face it, he'll do better than the last two speakers. the cry baby from ohio. so i think this man will do a better job. thank you. host: john boehner is expected to make his final speech on the house floor tomorrow. utica, michigan, and don's on the republican line. croip yes. thanks for taking -- caller: yes, thanks for taking my call. the last caller kind of -- went over some emails or some
paul ryan lost 45 republicans. remember, house freedom caucus endorsed webster in conference but are free to vote for whomever on the floor. justin amash. from michigan. congratulations to our republican conference number fee for -- nominee for speaker. and john mccain, congratulations to the next house speaker. representative paul ryan, an outstanding leader. hearing from you on twitter, on the phone, facebook. clayton, north carolina. tony, welcome. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my...
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i do not think trump likes paul ryan, and i do not think paul ryan likes trump. paul ryan is honest. he has integrity. i do not agree with most of what he says, but he is a totally different politician than trump, and the wisconsin republican party got it together. they have an agenda. they are together. ryan, he is trying to save his party, and it is so factious and disillusioned. it has been eight years. instead of cooperating and compromising and making deals with obama, they just obstructed. need kickbacks. people will kill me for this, but we need kickbacks back. when we had kickbacks, at least we could get stuff done. getting my bridge done. host: one more call it we will go to john, joining us from ohio. john, good evening. you have got the last word.
i do not think trump likes paul ryan, and i do not think paul ryan likes trump. paul ryan is honest. he has integrity. i do not agree with most of what he says, but he is a totally different politician than trump, and the wisconsin republican party got it together. they have an agenda. they are together. ryan, he is trying to save his party, and it is so factious and disillusioned. it has been eight years. instead of cooperating and compromising and making deals with obama, they just...
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secretary rice, and then, ultimately, paul ryan. they will put in place to get this economy moving again. >> a couple of specific questions. you have got a tribute to congressman paul and his son, the senator who is speaking. there is a a little bit of dissension among the supporters in the hall. >> i think going back to last week when we start our platform and started going through that, there were a lot of ron paul folks who had been elected to the committee, and they help to do the rules. they have been part of the process. i think if you ask them, they would conclude that the process has been fair. of course, they chose someone else in this race. they would like to be here. they welcome this. we are all going forward to elect mitt romney, and tonight, we will hear from senator paul and a tribute to his father, dr. paul, the congressman, but we want to walk out of here tonight 100% together. coming back in november. >> how about the ron paul supporters outside of here, the ones not in the room? you need their votes. >> we do. i t
secretary rice, and then, ultimately, paul ryan. they will put in place to get this economy moving again. >> a couple of specific questions. you have got a tribute to congressman paul and his son, the senator who is speaking. there is a a little bit of dissension among the supporters in the hall. >> i think going back to last week when we start our platform and started going through that, there were a lot of ron paul folks who had been elected to the committee, and they help to do...
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paul ryan fits a model. he is a young, smart, clean-cut young man, the type of guy that mitt romney would have hired at bain capital. host: as we dig into the archives of paul ryan plus time in congress, he talks about issues like medicare and social security. how did those things like out? guest: democrats will make that a huge issue. there was a special house election in new york. it was a republican-leaning seat. president obama has repeatedly hammered the gop budget of paul ryan. host: appeal to most? birtwhistle -- will this be appealed to the swing states? does it make a difference among other populations that are crucial in the swing states? guest: wisconsin is a swing state and obama is averaging about five points ahead of vote -- that of mitt romney right now. the midwesthows slant to the mitt romney campaign. this is the best way to get to those electoral votes. the southwest tends to be dominated by white collar workers and the midwest is dominated by blue-collar voters. mitt romney will focus on
paul ryan fits a model. he is a young, smart, clean-cut young man, the type of guy that mitt romney would have hired at bain capital. host: as we dig into the archives of paul ryan plus time in congress, he talks about issues like medicare and social security. how did those things like out? guest: democrats will make that a huge issue. there was a special house election in new york. it was a republican-leaning seat. president obama has repeatedly hammered the gop budget of paul ryan. host:...
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right now we are campaigning for paul ryan. >> paul ryan has said again and again and again doesn't want this job. what makes you think he might reconsider? mr. issa: paul ryan answered the call when he was called by mitt romney to consider being vice president. i believe he's going home this weekend to soul search with his family about whether or not he can, in fact, accept this job. a job he doesn't want. he isn't seeking, but is seeking him. >> can you describe the kind of pressure that is being placed on paul ryan right now to run? mr. issa: i did everything
right now we are campaigning for paul ryan. >> paul ryan has said again and again and again doesn't want this job. what makes you think he might reconsider? mr. issa: paul ryan answered the call when he was called by mitt romney to consider being vice president. i believe he's going home this weekend to soul search with his family about whether or not he can, in fact, accept this job. a job he doesn't want. he isn't seeking, but is seeking him. >> can you describe the kind of...
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paul ryan is one example of that. when you have a messenger competent in talking about politics they generally ask overcome some of the vullnerabilities. it is when you have candidates that are not skilled, if you will, that are going to struggle. so there is a real anxiety because they know their message and what works. >> you were trying to pin it down on a race to watch. let me throw in congressman west of florida. these are really bell weather races for democrats and republicans. >> i found it interesting that the nrcc chairman singled out a seat in the northeast. they had been all but extinct in that area. that is something i think has broad interest across the country. he is high-profile on cable tv. that's a national race everyone will be paying attention to. the interesting thing to me is the john kerry race the congressman mentioned. because that is probably the blueest state in the nation in massachusetts. >> what did you learn about the house race? >> i think it has the potential to be volatile. i would ima
paul ryan is one example of that. when you have a messenger competent in talking about politics they generally ask overcome some of the vullnerabilities. it is when you have candidates that are not skilled, if you will, that are going to struggle. so there is a real anxiety because they know their message and what works. >> you were trying to pin it down on a race to watch. let me throw in congressman west of florida. these are really bell weather races for democrats and republicans....
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we saw who paul ryan is. you saw a guy who was sitting around some root beer as a kid, eating pizza. you saw that tonight. i think we need to hear from mitt romney tomorrow night just like we are sitting around a table with him talking about why he wants to be the president. not because he wants the title, but to do something great. really, his deep love and commitment. people want to hear more details about his vision to get this country working again. the more he talks about that, the better foundation he will have coming up. >> we will let you go. thank you for your time. we appreciate it. >> we are back in our booth. i want to introduce you to a gentleman -- we are taking tweets and this person lives in the twitter world. adam represents twitter in washington d.c.. >> we are doing a few different things. our primary goal is to help the engagement around the convention. we have been having republican conventions for 150 years now. cameras have only been involved for 60 of them. this year, for the first tim
we saw who paul ryan is. you saw a guy who was sitting around some root beer as a kid, eating pizza. you saw that tonight. i think we need to hear from mitt romney tomorrow night just like we are sitting around a table with him talking about why he wants to be the president. not because he wants the title, but to do something great. really, his deep love and commitment. people want to hear more details about his vision to get this country working again. the more he talks about that, the better...
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he realizes he will not win, but he will give enough exposure to paul ryan so that paul ryan will be keyed up for the next cycle. the party in has to go to its younger ranks in order to tee someone up. i think that is what he has done with paul ryan by giving him the spotlight so he can come up to bat next time. host: will he make him more competitive in this race? caller: you have people like rob portman who knows something, but are not a very exciting. mitt romney is giving paul ryan the spotlight so republicans will be excited for next time. host: thank you for your calls and your tweets. if you want to follow the events of today about the democratic and republican party, go to c- span.org/campaign2012. you can do those at our video library. you'll find mr. paul ryan library at a librarthe reagan at simi valley, california. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. first off, a shshut out to my colleague. pretty nice neighborhood you have here. -- shout out to my colleague. pretty nice neighbor did you have here. please say thank you to mrs. reagan for allowing me to speak. t
he realizes he will not win, but he will give enough exposure to paul ryan so that paul ryan will be keyed up for the next cycle. the party in has to go to its younger ranks in order to tee someone up. i think that is what he has done with paul ryan by giving him the spotlight so he can come up to bat next time. host: will he make him more competitive in this race? caller: you have people like rob portman who knows something, but are not a very exciting. mitt romney is giving paul ryan the...
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when you take on paul ryan, you are not just taking on paul ryan. you are taking on the chamber of commerce. you are taking on the koch brothers. you are taking on wall street. you are taking on all of the transnational elites that will do everything to keep their speaker in congress. let's consider how others have done before us. since his reelection bid in 2000, paul ryan has never faced a real primary challenge. he has essentially run unopposed for nearly 20 years. historically, u.s. representatives from wisconsin are rarely ever challenged. one reporter observed that from 1950 through 2014, less than one in five wisconsin u.s. representatives faced a primary challenger. since 1950, only one wisconsin u.s. representative has ever lost his primary. but we took on the challenge because we knew that despite the odds, we could not continue to be quiet and sit down and watch as we were led by a man who does not normally look down upon our desires but actively fights against them at every turn. we know how the people of our district and state feel. we
when you take on paul ryan, you are not just taking on paul ryan. you are taking on the chamber of commerce. you are taking on the koch brothers. you are taking on wall street. you are taking on all of the transnational elites that will do everything to keep their speaker in congress. let's consider how others have done before us. since his reelection bid in 2000, paul ryan has never faced a real primary challenge. he has essentially run unopposed for nearly 20 years. historically, u.s....
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let me ask you about paul ryan and the budget plan. is that something you expect from the other side, from the democrats moving ahead? >> well, in fact we do believe that what the president and his record have accomplished have been not just real problems for job employers, for job creation, but also a tremendous impact on main street america where people are losing their jobs, where big government is making decisions that we are trying to learn about. players are holding off decisions about employment. -- employers are holding off decisions about employment. we're looking at the fact that many of our democratic colleagues voted for the obama health care plan which is having a significant impact. as we look ahead, we will do two dramatic things. first of all, thousands of jobs are about to be lost and secondly the $700 billion that was taken out of medicare from seniors that expect and need that money and the benefits they wanted to, that will be moved to help people that do not have health care in this country today. and i think those
let me ask you about paul ryan and the budget plan. is that something you expect from the other side, from the democrats moving ahead? >> well, in fact we do believe that what the president and his record have accomplished have been not just real problems for job employers, for job creation, but also a tremendous impact on main street america where people are losing their jobs, where big government is making decisions that we are trying to learn about. players are holding off decisions...
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we are saying that about paul ryan. paul ryan one that award. a disappointment for chris christie. we describe it as a belly flop. that will probably be a consensus. >> you might have a future in office, too, john harris. i do not want to take this too far away from paul ryan. >> i was talking to my co- blogger. alice burns. >> you do not agree with the answer to either of us. >> i do not think i and faster and better. i think he is. >> whether or not kristy missed the mark. >> what is my reaction to paris? >> the e-mails. >> let me close my e-mail. they are not thrilled. i think the presentation of it was a belly flop. i think the feeling of it was there were negative reactions. not everybody will agree. they get praise from some people. the problem is, if you compare the speech last night to what paul ryan did. we talked about how he envisions the republican party. if you look at how his speech came out, it was not poorly done, but it was like a new jersey state of the address. >> they have acknowledged it fell short of the mark. crisscrossed the giving his speech to the governor
we are saying that about paul ryan. paul ryan one that award. a disappointment for chris christie. we describe it as a belly flop. that will probably be a consensus. >> you might have a future in office, too, john harris. i do not want to take this too far away from paul ryan. >> i was talking to my co- blogger. alice burns. >> you do not agree with the answer to either of us. >> i do not think i and faster and better. i think he is. >> whether or not kristy missed...
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paul ryan does have a record in congress. it is something that will be litigated over the next 100 days or so. each party will best fme that record in a way that best suits them. and helps their nominee. the republicans have a larger task of explaining who is paul ryan. people are familiar with the obama administration's record. people are far less familiar with the paul ryan plan. it is something we have seen in the polls. we know that there is lots about the plan that is unpopular. we also know that people do not necessarily understand what is in it. that's what makes the definition of paul ryan so essential to the republican party. host: mitt romney will be making a campaign stop in miami, according to 'the herald." -- "the herald." they are looking at a crowd of about 2000 people. we have a tweet from jody. is florida a must-win for romney? jody thinks ryan will be unpopular with older americans. guest: none of the big states are in place are very competitive in the 2012 election. florida is extremely competitive and it i
paul ryan does have a record in congress. it is something that will be litigated over the next 100 days or so. each party will best fme that record in a way that best suits them. and helps their nominee. the republicans have a larger task of explaining who is paul ryan. people are familiar with the obama administration's record. people are far less familiar with the paul ryan plan. it is something we have seen in the polls. we know that there is lots about the plan that is unpopular. we also...
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paul ryan takes over. they had their eyes on replacing paul ryan. jake: the book opens up with a large scene of mark meadows and jim jordan hatching a plan to go to new york and go on fox news if ellery clinton had won and announced jim jordan was going to take on paul ryan because they did not believe paul ryan had been supportive enough of donald trump during the campaign and they were thinking if hillary clinton won, how could they continue with this leader? donald trump won and they pulled back. they knew they had this ally in the white house and this relationship blossomed over six months to the point when the president felt abandoned in 2018 by mitch mcconnell and paul followede president jim jordan and mark meadows and shut down the government for 35 days. pointsthe larger staying , historic markers we have set, about how much they use their power. host: anna palmer, describe the text that paul ryan sent to mark meadows. in the house is a lot of whispers. very rarely do things stay quiet. he clearly heard that the freedom caucus was consideri
paul ryan takes over. they had their eyes on replacing paul ryan. jake: the book opens up with a large scene of mark meadows and jim jordan hatching a plan to go to new york and go on fox news if ellery clinton had won and announced jim jordan was going to take on paul ryan because they did not believe paul ryan had been supportive enough of donald trump during the campaign and they were thinking if hillary clinton won, how could they continue with this leader? donald trump won and they pulled...
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in an attempt to define paul ryan. host: charles mahtesian, thank you for your time. we will talk about health care with helen darling. she is with the national business group on health. large companies expect about a 7% increase on health care costs. later in the program, daniel newhauser will join us to talk about the farm bill. it is not quite finished yet. we'll get an update. some more news from c-span radio. >> reaction continuant to come in on paul line's selection as the vice-presidential candidate. david axelrod is comparing mitt romney's tories of paul ryan to john mccain's selection of sarah palin four years ago. the choice is "not going to be romney." for a new campaign ad already targeting congressman ryan. it portrays the ticket as a threat to medicare. it promotes president obama as medicare's protector. the romney campaign has released in a television ad of accusing the white house of stripping -- medtronic campaigns today in florida. c-span will carry that live. those are some of the latest headlines o
in an attempt to define paul ryan. host: charles mahtesian, thank you for your time. we will talk about health care with helen darling. she is with the national business group on health. large companies expect about a 7% increase on health care costs. later in the program, daniel newhauser will join us to talk about the farm bill. it is not quite finished yet. we'll get an update. some more news from c-span radio. >> reaction continuant to come in on paul line's selection as the...
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when you take on paul ryan, you are not just taking on paul ryan. you are taking on the chamber of commerce. you are taking on the koch brothers. you are taking on wall street. you are taking on all of the transnational elites that will do everything to keep their speaker in congress. let's consider how others have fared before us. since his reelection bid in 2000, paul ryan has never faced a real primary challenge. he has essentially run unopposed for nearly 20 years. historically, u.s. representatives from wisconsin are rarely ever challenged. one reporter observed that from since 1950, only one wisconsin u.s. representative has ever lost his primary. but we took on the challenge because we knew that despite the odds, we could not continue to be quiet and sit down and watch as we were led by a man who does not normally look down upon our desires but actively fights against them at every turn. we know how the people of our district and state feel. we have seen the polls. we know that seven out of 10 republicans in wisconsin favor a pause in muslim
when you take on paul ryan, you are not just taking on paul ryan. you are taking on the chamber of commerce. you are taking on the koch brothers. you are taking on wall street. you are taking on all of the transnational elites that will do everything to keep their speaker in congress. let's consider how others have fared before us. since his reelection bid in 2000, paul ryan has never faced a real primary challenge. he has essentially run unopposed for nearly 20 years. historically, u.s....
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paul ryan makes this a bigger selection. whether the issues he lives of forward are helpful to mitt romney remains to be seen. >> you were writing today, something about misgivings in the strategist classes. what did he mean by that? >> paul ryan has a lot of fans in the republican policy committee. people who write for publication like "the wall street journal" the key is the visionary conservative. the people who actually worked on campaigns and tickled and produce campaign ads have real concerns about him because when you go into these swing states, folks on both sides will reach voters enlist potential attacks on both mitt romney and barack obama and ask how this change their views of candidates. consistently, democrat of republicans say one of the most potent a tax is that it wanted to cut social security and medicare. that is an attack mitt romney felt vulnerable to. >> alex is one of a team of people from politico. you can read his writing at politico.com. we are opening up our phone lines for your reaction to mitt ro
paul ryan makes this a bigger selection. whether the issues he lives of forward are helpful to mitt romney remains to be seen. >> you were writing today, something about misgivings in the strategist classes. what did he mean by that? >> paul ryan has a lot of fans in the republican policy committee. people who write for publication like "the wall street journal" the key is the visionary conservative. the people who actually worked on campaigns and tickled and produce...
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we'll bring the paul ryan news conference to you as soon as it gets started. we'll have live coverage here on c-span. until then, back to your calls. dennis on the line for independents in texas. hi, dennis. caller: hello, how are you today? host: good. caller: great. i'm 70. i retired from at&t. i have signa health care. i'm very happy with my coverage. the constitution does not say anywhere that it is the government's responsibility to furnish health care for the american people. now, as far as health care , i g a right or a privilege don't believe it's a right. like the second amendment. because that is in the constitution. if a person does not have health care and their only job that does not furnish that, it go heir responsibility to to a company that has health care or maybe go back -- go to night school and get a better education so you can afford health care. but the not the government's responsibility -- it's not the government's responsibility to give health care to anyone. we have too many programs now, people on welfare and people that are perpetua
we'll bring the paul ryan news conference to you as soon as it gets started. we'll have live coverage here on c-span. until then, back to your calls. dennis on the line for independents in texas. hi, dennis. caller: hello, how are you today? host: good. caller: great. i'm 70. i retired from at&t. i have signa health care. i'm very happy with my coverage. the constitution does not say anywhere that it is the government's responsibility to furnish health care for the american people. now, as...
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paul ryan was pulled together. what he was trying to explain was that the republican platform is build on this notion of an powering the individual, small businesses, the middle class, the average, everyday americans. they are looked -- not looking for government to take the flukes -- the fruits of our labor and redistribute it. >> some spin and reaction from fox news. -- matt miller on our facebook page -- what did you think tonight, tom? independent mind. caller: i thought vice president biden spent a lot more time on democratic talking points than he did on actual solutions and issues. i thought he came off as smirking, snarky, and i really thought mr. ryan thought -- came across as more genuine. >> thank you for the call. the campaign continues tomorrow for joe biden. he will be joined by his wife in a joint appearance at the university of wisconsin. live coverage at 2:45 eastern time here on c-span. also on c-span radio. governor romney, joined by paul ryan, the vice presidential run -- nominee, a joint appear
paul ryan was pulled together. what he was trying to explain was that the republican platform is build on this notion of an powering the individual, small businesses, the middle class, the average, everyday americans. they are looked -- not looking for government to take the flukes -- the fruits of our labor and redistribute it. >> some spin and reaction from fox news. -- matt miller on our facebook page -- what did you think tonight, tom? independent mind. caller: i thought vice...
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ryan -- to hand this gavel to the speaker of the house, congressman and honorable paul ryan. [applause] the speaker: speaker ryan: thank you. thank you very much. [applause] thank you madam leader. before i begin, i would like to thank all of my family and friends who flew in from wisconsin and all over for being here today. in the gallery, i have my mom, betty, my sister, janet, my , anders stan and tobin more cousins i can count on one hand. [applause] speaker ryan: most important, i want to recognize my wife jenna and our children, liza, charlie, and stan. [applause] speaker ryan: i also want to i also want to thank speaker boehner. for 20 years he served. the offices he held, the loss he aws he passed. he is without question, the gentleman from ohio. please join me in saying one last time, thank you, speaker boehner. [applause] speaker ryan: now i know how he felt. it is not until you hold this spot and stand in the look out and see all 435 members as if all of america is sitting right in front of you, it is not until then that you feel it. the weight of responsibility. t
ryan -- to hand this gavel to the speaker of the house, congressman and honorable paul ryan. [applause] the speaker: speaker ryan: thank you. thank you very much. [applause] thank you madam leader. before i begin, i would like to thank all of my family and friends who flew in from wisconsin and all over for being here today. in the gallery, i have my mom, betty, my sister, janet, my , anders stan and tobin more cousins i can count on one hand. [applause] speaker ryan: most important, i want to...
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caller: it does make me happier that he picked paul ryan. i thought if he loses -- i think he would make an excellent president. he just will do something about the debt that we have, which is really scary to me. so, yeah, it does make me think he will help romney a lot. host: we have to move on to manchester, new hampshire, donald is on our line for independents. caller: it's great that he picked ryan because it's going to come down to independents and independents really don't care for the tea party. and honestly, it's a biggest screw-up as mccain picking palin because he doesn't have a shot now. host: what do you think about this pick? caller: like the last caller, what i saw happen, someone making a move out of desperation. new numbers coming showing the president up by nine or 10. romney has abandoned going after independents and trying to get their base out, which tells me what's probably going to happen is that we are going to get a real nasty campaign and through every piece of garbage out there to suppress coming out to vote and fee
caller: it does make me happier that he picked paul ryan. i thought if he loses -- i think he would make an excellent president. he just will do something about the debt that we have, which is really scary to me. so, yeah, it does make me think he will help romney a lot. host: we have to move on to manchester, new hampshire, donald is on our line for independents. caller: it's great that he picked ryan because it's going to come down to independents and independents really don't care for the...
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the house has paul ryan. paul once said on the house floor that we are conditioned to recognize that we are imperfect. but we are called to do better. indeed, america was not born a perfect country. but we are constantly on a march toward a more perfect union. in this spirit, speaker ryan was a principled leader, with a clear set of values and a well-defined governance philosophy he practiced the art of statesmanship, where we could agree to disagree on policy without ever being disagreeable with each other personally. i saw it first nabd 2013 when appointed to serve on the budget committee in my first term. paul ryan was the budget chair at the time. he was fresh off the presidential campaign trail. i was fresh off the streets of brooklyn. chairman ryan took the time to introduce himself to me. he asked about my family. and who i succeeded in congress. and made a point of saying we should find some time to get to know each other. it was a meaningful moment a few weeks into the start of my congressional journ
the house has paul ryan. paul once said on the house floor that we are conditioned to recognize that we are imperfect. but we are called to do better. indeed, america was not born a perfect country. but we are constantly on a march toward a more perfect union. in this spirit, speaker ryan was a principled leader, with a clear set of values and a well-defined governance philosophy he practiced the art of statesmanship, where we could agree to disagree on policy without ever being disagreeable...
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i want to make a comment about paul ryan. i watched pretty closely on c-span when simpson bowles was on there and they were going through the debt reduction. republicanshree from the house and three from the senate and three democrats from the house and the senate. bowlesoted for simpson except for the three republican house members. that was paul ryan and i believe it was hence early and david cap. serling and david kemp. simpson was on your program and he said he was pretty upset with ryan that he didn't vote for it and asked him why. ryan said he would not vote for it because he wanted a voucher system for medicare. ryan has everpaul wavered in that. he wants to turn medicare into a voucher system. quick,.ther comment. i watch your program a few years ago and he had a person on there from the democratic administration talking about medicare and a republican person talking about medicare. they disagreed a lot. the republican's name was skelly. i forgot what the democrats name was. they both seem to agree that medicare at th
i want to make a comment about paul ryan. i watched pretty closely on c-span when simpson bowles was on there and they were going through the debt reduction. republicanshree from the house and three from the senate and three democrats from the house and the senate. bowlesoted for simpson except for the three republican house members. that was paul ryan and i believe it was hence early and david cap. serling and david kemp. simpson was on your program and he said he was pretty upset with ryan...
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caller: it does make me happier that he picked paul ryan. i thought if he loses -- i think he would make an excellent president. he just will do something about the debt that we have, which is really scary to me. so, yeah it does make me think he will help romney a lot. host: we have to move on to manchester, new hampshire, donald is on our line for independents. caller: it's great that he picked ryan because it's going to come down to independents and independents really don't care for the tea party. and honestly, it's a biggest screw-up as mccain picking palin because he doesn't have a shot now. host: what do you think about this pick? caller: like the last caller what i saw happen, someone making a move out of desperation. new numbers coming showing the president up by nine or 10. romney has abandoned going after independents and trying to get their base out, which tells me what's probably going to happen is that we are going to get a real nasty campaign and through every piece of garbage out there to suppress coming out to vote and feel
caller: it does make me happier that he picked paul ryan. i thought if he loses -- i think he would make an excellent president. he just will do something about the debt that we have, which is really scary to me. so, yeah it does make me think he will help romney a lot. host: we have to move on to manchester, new hampshire, donald is on our line for independents. caller: it's great that he picked ryan because it's going to come down to independents and independents really don't care for the tea...
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his name was paul ryan. i don't think he could pronounce my name back -- he was putting signs up for me. but cincinnati understood there is a difference between being asked to do something and being called to do something. . ul is being called i know he'll serve with grace and with energy and i want to wish him and his family all the best. my colleagues, i describe my life as a chase for the american dream and that chase began at the bottom of the hill just off the main drag in redding, ohio, right outside cincinnati. top of the hill was a small house with a big family, a shining city in its own right. the hill had twists. the hill had turns, and even a few tears. nothing wrong with that. but let me tell you, it was just perfect. never forget we're the luckiest people on the earth. in america, you can do anything that you're willing to work for, willing to work hard at and things -- anything can happen if you're willing to make the necessary sacrifices in life. if you falter, and you will, you can just pick
his name was paul ryan. i don't think he could pronounce my name back -- he was putting signs up for me. but cincinnati understood there is a difference between being asked to do something and being called to do something. . ul is being called i know he'll serve with grace and with energy and i want to wish him and his family all the best. my colleagues, i describe my life as a chase for the american dream and that chase began at the bottom of the hill just off the main drag in redding, ohio,...
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we hear from nancy pelosi and speaker paul ryan next. [gavel pound] pelosi: maybe you should be doing that. speaker ryan: no, you got it. i am just waving to family and friends. [gavel pound] pelosi: it is my honor to join speaker ryan in welcoming all of you to the 115th congress. to new members and your families in this special moment i offer a special greeting and special congratulations. each of us comes here sustained by the love of our own family and the trust of our constituents. i am grateful to my husband paul, our five children, our nine grandchildren, my husband, paul, our five children, nine grandchildren, and my family, especially our patriarch, my brother. and to the people of san francisco, thank you once again for the privilege of representing our beautiful and diverse city. in a brief span of days we will inaugurate a new president, donald trump. and a new vice president, our ormer colleague, mike pence. at that noon hour we will enact the peaceful transfer of power that is the bedrock of our republic. for eight years ou
we hear from nancy pelosi and speaker paul ryan next. [gavel pound] pelosi: maybe you should be doing that. speaker ryan: no, you got it. i am just waving to family and friends. [gavel pound] pelosi: it is my honor to join speaker ryan in welcoming all of you to the 115th congress. to new members and your families in this special moment i offer a special greeting and special congratulations. each of us comes here sustained by the love of our own family and the trust of our constituents. i am...
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paul ryan takes over. they had their eyes on replacing paul ryan. jake: they did. the book opens with a large scene of mark meadows and jim jordan hatching a plan to go to new york and go on fox news, the president's preferred network, if hillary clinton had one and announced that jim gordon -- jim jordan was going to take on paul ryan, as they did not think he was a strong enough supporter during the campaign. how could they continue on with this leader? they pulled back one donald trump one. they had an ally who would listen to them in the white house. this relationship blossomed. when the president felt the president018, followed jim jordan and mark meadows and shut down the government for 35 days. book, onebe, in our of the larger staying points. one of the historic markers we've set about how much they use their power. >> described the text paul ryan sent to mark meadows. whispersre's a lot of and rarely, things stay quiet. he heard that the freedom caucus was considering taking him out. words, were like, if you're going to take me out, let the know, with some
paul ryan takes over. they had their eyes on replacing paul ryan. jake: they did. the book opens with a large scene of mark meadows and jim jordan hatching a plan to go to new york and go on fox news, the president's preferred network, if hillary clinton had one and announced that jim gordon -- jim jordan was going to take on paul ryan, as they did not think he was a strong enough supporter during the campaign. how could they continue on with this leader? they pulled back one donald trump one....
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paul ryan can explain economic issues very well. i think the only thing i would underline in what paul had to say there, this administration itself has said that the recession that he inherited, he inherited a recession, ended in the summer of 2009. now, i didn't major in math, but that's three years ago now. three years, we're into an economic recovery, and we still have unemployment over 8 percent. we have virtually no economic growth. somebody has to take responsibility for this. barack obama has been president for the last four years. why have his polices not produced more economic growth? i think it's because he relies too much on government, he's never been in the private sector, really, doesn't understand the private sector, and believes that government is the engine of growth, and that's what he's tried to do for three years. government is not the engine. government can help. but it's the private sector, and especially small business, that creates jobs. and it's been his polices that are smothering business and small busines
paul ryan can explain economic issues very well. i think the only thing i would underline in what paul had to say there, this administration itself has said that the recession that he inherited, he inherited a recession, ended in the summer of 2009. now, i didn't major in math, but that's three years ago now. three years, we're into an economic recovery, and we still have unemployment over 8 percent. we have virtually no economic growth. somebody has to take responsibility for this. barack...
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,arring any serious opposition paul ryan is poised to become the next speaker. we would like to hear from you and our first 45 minutes, what you think the -- the next speaker should accomplish. what is your message for the next speaker of the house? three lines to choose from. republicans, (202) 737-0002. --ocrats, (202) 737-0001 748-8002.nce 202- if you want to post on our social media channel, you can at c-span wj, our twitter page you can post on facebook at facebook.com/cspan or you can send an e-mail to journal@c-span.org. postings on facebook about this question, including scott recess keep a copy of the cost to should in front of you. kevin says he liked to go meal and bring bills from both parties to the floor and negotiate to get a decent compromise done. other saying the speaker of the house should be to the left. bill king adding his thoughts this morning. he says just remember, you are the speaker of the house, not the speaker of the freedom caucus. that is just on social media. on the phone lines you can give your thoughts on the next speaker. 48-80
,arring any serious opposition paul ryan is poised to become the next speaker. we would like to hear from you and our first 45 minutes, what you think the -- the next speaker should accomplish. what is your message for the next speaker of the house? three lines to choose from. republicans, (202) 737-0002. --ocrats, (202) 737-0001 748-8002.nce 202- if you want to post on our social media channel, you can at c-span wj, our twitter page you can post on facebook at facebook.com/cspan or you can...
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what you think about paul ryan? caller: i liked it. i like paul ryan and i like rick santorum. nominate someone like chris christie he is not going to stand much of a chance at all because he is in line with president obama too much as of late. i don't think we can defeat either vice president joe biden or hillary clinton. either one of them could be the nominee or they might get on the same ticket together, which is what i am afraid of. i don't think that governor christie could defeat either bice -- either vice president biden or hillary clinton. my money is on arizona senator jeff lake. host: chris is next on the line for democrats. e --o you see in 2016 2016? i think it is too early to tell, but i want to make a remark about paul ryan pot i listen to it very carefully. i felt he gave a lot of generalizations. he did not give any ideas of what would happen and what the republicans had to offer for health care. it didn't seem that it mattered to him. what would happen. he talked about the war on as if he somehow had a better idea but i think we have ofe poor people now becaus
what you think about paul ryan? caller: i liked it. i like paul ryan and i like rick santorum. nominate someone like chris christie he is not going to stand much of a chance at all because he is in line with president obama too much as of late. i don't think we can defeat either vice president joe biden or hillary clinton. either one of them could be the nominee or they might get on the same ticket together, which is what i am afraid of. i don't think that governor christie could defeat either...
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i have been watching paul bryant for a long time. -- paul ryan. host: what is it about him that thrills you? caller: i'm on medicare. my mother is on it. it's a mess. something has to be done. my kids cannot afford what's going on. we have a $16 trillion debt and at least he's trying to do something. i think he's smart. i've watched and now three years and i really like his speeches. but something has to be done. we cannot afford the government we have. host: this is the lead item in "the new york times." as was an effort to reset the raised with president obama after a withering assault by the democrats. your thoughts? caller: a cannot make me happier than when he picked paul ryan. if he loses, then i think he would make an excellent president. he will do something about the debt we have, which is scary to me. it does make me think that he will help from me a lot, at least with me. host: moving on to manchester, new hampshire, on our line for independents. caller: i think it's great that he picked ryan because it will come down to the independenc
i have been watching paul bryant for a long time. -- paul ryan. host: what is it about him that thrills you? caller: i'm on medicare. my mother is on it. it's a mess. something has to be done. my kids cannot afford what's going on. we have a $16 trillion debt and at least he's trying to do something. i think he's smart. i've watched and now three years and i really like his speeches. but something has to be done. we cannot afford the government we have. host: this is the lead item in "the...
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they are going to want to hone in on a paul ryan budget. social security, medicare, and drive that home this week. >> jonathan martin, senior political reporter for politico, his work available online at politico.com, thank you for joining us. joining us here now is richard benedetto, professor at american university in washington, d.c. joining us from florida is robert watson, a professor from lynn university, which is hosting the final presidential debate later this month. thanks for being with us. watson, i want to begin with you -- do vp debates matter? >> yes, they do. if i could go back, i like jonathan's comments and agree with them completely. in terms of the presidential preparation, they also try to recreate the actual stage they will use in the debate to try to make these folks as comfortable as possible. with biden going on the attack presumably in this debate, that is not an entirely new role for the vice president. all the way back to 1960 when vice was picked as ike's president, vice presidents have been used in that attack r
they are going to want to hone in on a paul ryan budget. social security, medicare, and drive that home this week. >> jonathan martin, senior political reporter for politico, his work available online at politico.com, thank you for joining us. joining us here now is richard benedetto, professor at american university in washington, d.c. joining us from florida is robert watson, a professor from lynn university, which is hosting the final presidential debate later this month. thanks for...
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the ball is in paul ryan scored. court. -- paul ryan's this is not about crowning a king, it is about working together by making sure every member feels empowered. that is from the hill. here is outgoing speaker john boehner talking about this eager raise from earlier today -- the speaker race from earlier today. speaker boehner: today, the president has on his desk a bipartisan national defense authorization bill. the bill provides our troops with the resources they need to keep america safe. it meets the funding levels that the president requested. yet, the president has vowed to veto it. why? because he wants to stop and spend more money on his domestic agenda. it's time to put our troops first, it's time to stop playing political games. iranian terrorists soon are going to have access to billions of dollars as a result of the president's nuclear deal. it's no time to block funding for our troops in the critical mission that they have ahead. mr. mccarthy: good morning, all. quickly give you a little snapshot we ha
the ball is in paul ryan scored. court. -- paul ryan's this is not about crowning a king, it is about working together by making sure every member feels empowered. that is from the hill. here is outgoing speaker john boehner talking about this eager raise from earlier today -- the speaker race from earlier today. speaker boehner: today, the president has on his desk a bipartisan national defense authorization bill. the bill provides our troops with the resources they need to keep america safe....
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paul ryan: good morning. last night and again this morning, i spoke with president-elect donald trump and i congratulated him on his great victory. we talked about the work ahead of us and the importance of bringing this country together. let me just say, this is the most incredible political feat i have seen in my lifetime. this is something you've heard me say time and again. seven out of 10 americans, they do not like the direction our country is going. many of our fellow citizens feel alienated and have lost faith in our core institutions. they don't feel heard and they don't feel represented by those in office. but donald trump heard a voice out in this country that no one else heard. he connected with -- he connected in ways with people no one else did. he turned politics on its head. and now, donald trump will lead a unified republican government. and we will work hand-in- hand on a positive agenda to tackle this country's big challenges. i want to congratulate my friend mike pence. mike pence is a goo
paul ryan: good morning. last night and again this morning, i spoke with president-elect donald trump and i congratulated him on his great victory. we talked about the work ahead of us and the importance of bringing this country together. let me just say, this is the most incredible political feat i have seen in my lifetime. this is something you've heard me say time and again. seven out of 10 americans, they do not like the direction our country is going. many of our fellow citizens feel...
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i like paul ryan, paul ryan refused to embrace the simpson bowles proposal. they cannot pass their vision, they want to blame the president and the american people. i would respectfully suggest that we ought to reject this fig leaf, get down to business, raise the debt ceiling as we have done repeatedly in the past for presidents whether they are republicans or democrats, get past the rhetoric, and then deal with structural issues going forward. let's rebuild and renew america. let's raise the gas tax so we can deal with our crumbling infrastructure. something that ronald reagan did mr. levin: i yield the gentleman 3 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. blumenauer: something ronald
i like paul ryan, paul ryan refused to embrace the simpson bowles proposal. they cannot pass their vision, they want to blame the president and the american people. i would respectfully suggest that we ought to reject this fig leaf, get down to business, raise the debt ceiling as we have done repeatedly in the past for presidents whether they are republicans or democrats, get past the rhetoric, and then deal with structural issues going forward. let's rebuild and renew america. let's raise the...
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paul ryan can explain economic issues very well. i think the only thing i would underline in what paul had to say there, this administration itself has said that the recession that he inherited, he inherited a recession, ended in the summer of 2009. now, i didn't major in math, but that's three years ago now. three years, we're into an economic recovery, and we still have unemployment over 8 percent. we have virtually no economic growth. somebody has to take responsibility for this. barack obama has been president for the last four years. why have his polices not produced more economic growth? i think it's because he relies too much on government, he's never been in the private sector, really, doesn't understand the private sector, and believes that government is the engine of growth, and that's what he's tried to do for three years. government is not the engine. government can help. but it's the private sector, and especially small business, that creates jobs. and it's been his polices that are smothering business and small busines
paul ryan can explain economic issues very well. i think the only thing i would underline in what paul had to say there, this administration itself has said that the recession that he inherited, he inherited a recession, ended in the summer of 2009. now, i didn't major in math, but that's three years ago now. three years, we're into an economic recovery, and we still have unemployment over 8 percent. we have virtually no economic growth. somebody has to take responsibility for this. barack...
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paul ryan of the state of wisconsin has received 206 votes. this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall redeem a sufficient declaration of the person selected president and vice-president of the united states, each for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2013, and shall be entered together with a list of votes in the journal of the senate and of the house of representatives. the joint session having been concluded pursuant to the senate joint resolution, the chair declares the joint session dissolved. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow, changes to the u.s. tax code. with donald williamson. thomas schatz cox about legislation review. "washington journal" live tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is low hanging fruit that is extremely appealing to people across all parties. it sounded to me like you were saying -- how can people on the right with a full spectrum, frankly it is to
paul ryan of the state of wisconsin has received 206 votes. this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall redeem a sufficient declaration of the person selected president and vice-president of the united states, each for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2013, and shall be entered together with a list of votes in the journal of the senate and of the house of representatives. the joint session having been concluded pursuant to the senate joint...
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can i felt like paul ryan was very scripted. this is the way they have been trading him -- training him. i felt like joe biden knew what he was talking about. why would he not? i would go with joe biden. >> do you know who you would vote for? caller: after last week's debate, i was very on short. tonight, i would go with biden and obama. but there are two more debates to come up. we will have to weigh both of those debates to see how i will vote. >> thank you. on twitter -- the only jobs debate is on taxes? next is a call from nicholas, a democrat. caller: thank you for having me. i think it is important to note biden was fact checking everything ryan was saying the entire time. ryan was down off statistics. biden was pointing out that all of the information is not accurate. that is something we have not seen in the campaign. needs to happen more. i encourage everyone to fact check everything the candidates said. biden's smart cannot help them. that was not a deciding factor. with the current economy, i do not care who laughs du
can i felt like paul ryan was very scripted. this is the way they have been trading him -- training him. i felt like joe biden knew what he was talking about. why would he not? i would go with joe biden. >> do you know who you would vote for? caller: after last week's debate, i was very on short. tonight, i would go with biden and obama. but there are two more debates to come up. we will have to weigh both of those debates to see how i will vote. >> thank you. on twitter -- the only...
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paul ryan is going to appeal to that vote. the obama campaign obviously understands mistakes in iowa. it's a key state, it's a swing state where he's got a lot of connections an he's done well. obviously they want to compete in the same way that he does. >> mitt romney in florida called the juice palace. what's his message to floridians? >> the first message is about to ticket and about who paul ryan is because when you take a look at the map of paul ryan, he's clearly going to add -- he's going to be an asset to the midwest. there are graphics where paul ryan will be strong and a great added development. but places that pay close attention to the entitlelement debate naturally there is going to be some concern and there is going to be a real effort among democrats to define the budget, the ryan budget plan in a very negative way. that started this weekend. one of the things we are going to see is an attempt to explain who paul ryan is, to explain what the ticket stands for. >> live event throughout the day. we'll have preside
paul ryan is going to appeal to that vote. the obama campaign obviously understands mistakes in iowa. it's a key state, it's a swing state where he's got a lot of connections an he's done well. obviously they want to compete in the same way that he does. >> mitt romney in florida called the juice palace. what's his message to floridians? >> the first message is about to ticket and about who paul ryan is because when you take a look at the map of paul ryan, he's clearly going to add...
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this was vice-president biden praising paul ryan. >> the paul ryan budget -- paul ryan is a decent, honorable smart guy. i do not want to hear democrats talking about, he is a bad guy. he really thinks for the way for america to own the 21st century is the prescription he has laid out. every republican in the congress obviously thinks so as well. >> why did you pick that? >> i put that video online because i thought it is important for people to know that politics -- there is this demonization that comes about. whether it is from the candidate or the super pac, people demonize the other side. whether they're doing it openly or behind the scenes. with videos like that, it is important for people to know that the other side, they do not necessarily think these people are bad people. >> what do you think of politicians? >> that is a tough question. i do not know. it is tough to tell. some of them are really politicians in the sense that they will shift their views which ever way the wind goes. with someone like mitt romney, who is almost a market-based politician, he changes his views to fit wha
this was vice-president biden praising paul ryan. >> the paul ryan budget -- paul ryan is a decent, honorable smart guy. i do not want to hear democrats talking about, he is a bad guy. he really thinks for the way for america to own the 21st century is the prescription he has laid out. every republican in the congress obviously thinks so as well. >> why did you pick that? >> i put that video online because i thought it is important for people to know that politics -- there is...